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Friday, November 21, 2008
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Somali Pirates – Links

Besides using our Discoverer page of course, we use Google Alerts to stay on top of the news.  Well this week, gCaptain has had an influx of emails, phone

November 21, 2008
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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International Shiphandling Championship 2009

gCaptain is excited to announce, in partnership with TRANSAS, Professional Mariner Magazine and Northeast Maritime Institute, the First Annual International

November 19, 2008
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Monday, November 17, 2008
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Maritime Monday 136

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 136th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 86 here. (Published 26 November 2007) You

November 17, 2008
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
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Looking For Talent – Are You The Next Reality TV Star?

An independent producer of reality television shows, has asked our help in posting a small job opening they have on the books. In an email to gCaptain,

November 15, 2008
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Farmers Almanac: Summer 2009

Farmers’ Almanac: Summer 2009 Here is the Farmers’ Almanac prediction for the summer of 2008/2009. What about spring and summer? Find out when the

November 13, 2008
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Farmers Almanac Winter 2009

Here is prediction from the Farmers’ Almanac for the winter of 2009. For 2008–2009, the Farmers’ Almanac is forecasting a

November 13, 2008
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Despite Valiant Efforts, QE2 Sets Sail For Dubai

Maritime Journal Online writes of the QE2 entering port early Tuesday morning: On its way into its home port at Southampton the ship ran hard aground on a

November 13, 2008
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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Incredibly Small Satellite Antennas For Ocean Broadband Internet

Our friends at Panbo bring us a sneak peek at KVH‘s ultra small broadband satellite antenna for ships. They write: Yup, at not much bigger than a

November 12, 2008
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Marine Weather

Farmers Almanac: Winter 2007 / 2008

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November 12, 2008
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Intrepid Re-Opened for Business

New York’s Intrepid Air & Space Museum officially re-opened for business on Saturday for the first time since September 31, 2006.  The grand opening

November 12, 2008
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Monday, November 10, 2008
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Maritime Monday 135

Welcome to this 135th edition of Maritime Monday. NOTE: Did I miss something? I am currently traveling so feel free to email me via the address listed below

November 10, 2008
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
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gCaptain’s Travel Gear – An Office Aboard Ship

Note: This is not our gear or our ship. <-click for photographer details. This is an article that was originally posted in July, but with the holiday season

November 6, 2008
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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A Message For Barack Obama: Welcome Aboard!

gCaptain is excited to announce that Barack Hussein Obama was elected today as the 44th president of the United States Of America. Just a few short weeks ago

November 5, 2008
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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NOAA Shoreline Website’s Wealth of Resources

While sifting through NOAA.gov, I came across the NOAA Shoreline Website, a guide to national shoreline data and terms.  This is just another free tool to add

November 4, 2008
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What Motivates Your Vote?

[polldaddy poll=”1074177″] Curious which presidential canidate gCaptain supports? Our support runs parallel to that of The Unofficial Coast Guard

November 4, 2008
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Monday, November 3, 2008
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Maritime Monday 134

The following is posted by Fred Fry: NOTE: Did I miss something that you posted? I am currently traveling so feel free to email me via the address listed

November 3, 2008
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Friday, October 31, 2008
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Maritime Mystery – The Sailing Ship Mary Celeste

The List Universe brings us: Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries Mystery number 2, the harrowing tail of the sailing ship: Mary Celeste Mary Celeste was launched in Nova

October 31, 2008
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
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The Cosco Busan – A Failure in xxx Resource Management

For a business to be successful you need hard work, willingness to accept risk and a touch of luck. For gCaptain the bit of luck was someone else’s

October 30, 2008
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Merchant Vessels Fend Off Attackers in Gulf of Aden

Depending on how you look at it, CNN reports some good news from the Gulf of Aden: Five attempts to hijack ships off the coast of Somalia were thwarted

October 30, 2008
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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Mini Contest: What Is This?

We are giving away a free SPOT t-shirt to the first person who can tell us about what is going on in this image. Let us know in the

October 28, 2008
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